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Join us for a special July Member Meet-Up with Amy Boone Thompson, CEO of IDEA Health & Fitness Association, for a live conversation centered on connection, growth, and our community. Together, we’ll explore valuable membership resources, continuing education opportunities, and the topics that matter most to you as fitness professionals and industry leaders. At IDEA,…

From teaching group exercise to becoming a professor and internationally recognized exercise science educator, Len Kravitz, PhD, has spent his career asking why exercise changes us—and translating the answers into practical strategies fitness professionals can use. Long before Len Kravitz, PhD, became a professor of exercise science at the University of New Mexico, his career...

Resistance training has long been associated with muscle strength and function, but interest is increasingly turning toward what happens beneath the muscle. Bone is living tissue that responds to mechanical loading, and researchers continue to refine our understanding of how resistance exercise, impact activity and loading characteristics can help maintain or improve bone min...

The rib cage is easy to think of as protective scaffolding around the heart and lungs, but it is also a moving component of the trunk. The ribs articulate with the thoracic vertebrae, move during respiration and provide attachment sites for muscles involved in breathing, spinal movement, shoulder function and trunk stabilization. Its position and…

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Most fit pros eventually face a problem they can’t quite name: stagnation, fatigue, and a loss of momentum. We jump to calling it burnout. What if it isn’t? Disengagement can be caused by completely different things. This interactive workshop distinguishes between burnout and boredom, so you can fully understand which you’re facing. You’ll explore the…

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